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SUBMITTER: Sitz T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9913362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sitz Taylre T DelCurto-Wyffels Hannah H Van Emon Megan M Wyffels Sam S Retallick Kelli K Tarpoff Esther E Kangas Kurt K DelCurto Tim T
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20230131 3
Understanding the relationship of foot angle and claw set to beef cattle structural soundness will be critical to the selection of animals that fit forage-based production systems. In an effort to address concerns about foot and leg structure, the American Angus Association's foot angle and foot claw set expected progeny differences (EPD) were developed in 2019. As a result, these relatively new EPD and associated guidelines have limited phenotypic data submitted thus far. While ample research h ...[more]